Airways Systems is currently accepting applications to join Airways for a career in our Service Department starting as a service technicians.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE TECHNICIANS
Service Technicians work as part of a crew under the leadership of a Team Leader to perform a wide variety of commercial and industrial cleaning jobs for Airways’ customers.
People who come to the Airways Systems Service Department have the opportunity for a long career doing work that is different every day at a business which offers benefits which you might expect to find at a larger company (see below). Starting pay is $10 per hour.
Many of our foremen and technicians have been with us for over 10 years – and up to 30. There are a lot of good reasons why they stay! But this work isn’t for everyone. Here’s what you might want to consider:
IS AIRWAYS FOR YOU?
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Airways could be a good fit for you if:
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Airways is probably not for you if:
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| You want a good benefits package including health insurance, paid vacation and holidays, long term disability, and a retirement plan |
You don’t care about benefit plans and are just focused on the hourly wage |
| You can get satisfaction from taking an ugly mess and leaving it clean |
You don’t like to be in dirty, greasy areas, or you’re not really driven to leave things really clean |
| You don’t mind heights, and in fact enjoy the view from ladders, lifts, and rooftops – but understand that heights require safety precautions |
You’re afraid of heights, or not willing to wear fall-protection gear like harnesses when required |
| You don’t mind being in tight spaces |
You get a little freaked out in tight spaces |
| You’re a relatively small person (ideally 5'6" or under and 140 lbs. or under) |
You’re a relatively big person |
| You’re willing and able to work an irregular schedule with a mix of night and day work |
You need a regular, predictable schedule which doesn’t change much from week to week |
| You like the idea of doing a lot of different types of work |
You want to get comfortable doing one thing every day |
| You like the idea of working in different types of settings – hospitals, apartment buildings, schools, factories, stadiums – all over the Chicagoland area |
You are comfortable going to “your space” at the same place every day |
| You’re self-motivated to work even when no one is watching, and as you get more experience, to figure out what needs to be done without waiting to be told |
You are more comfortable when you’re told exactly what to do and how to do it, and you need a lot of supervision and structure |
| You’re comfortable being assigned to different team leaders from one project to the next |
You want to have one permanent boss |
| You’re looking for a long-term career with a company in a very stable industry – not much risk of work being outsourced overseas |
You just want to get a job and aren’t worried about whether it turns out to be a long-term career |
MORE ABOUT WORKING AT AIRWAYS SYSTEMS
- Airways has a small-company atmosphere where everybody knows each other and anybody can speak directly to the owner if they have a complaint or a suggestion. The company deals with its employees in a respectful, straightforward and fair way
- After 90 days, Airways offers attractive benefits:
- Airways covers most of the cost of employee health care coverage
- Long-term disability insurance is free
- Dental coverage is available at group rates
- Service Technicians begin to earn generous vacation benefits and enjoy paid holidays immediately upon employment
- The company makes contributions each year for each eligible employee to its retirement plan, without any matching or vesting requirements – but employees have the option to make their own pre-tax contributions to the plan
- Airways provides uniforms at no charge.
- Weekend work is always at time-and-a-half wages
- Airways puts a high value on safety and is always working to improve its safety program. We turn down jobs where we have safety concerns which we cannot resolve, and we encourage our service department staff to back off from risky situations even if it slows down completion of the job
- Although our jobs are all over the Chicagoland area, Airways offers the opportunity to meet up at a specific place in the city and get free transportation to the job
- Airways pays year-end bonuses based on company and individual performance
- Successful Service Technicians have the opportunity to be promoted to the Team Leader position, which means being the top Airways person on the job site and running the job
